The FTC's 'click to cancel' rule would have wiped out a practice that allowed some businesses to scam their customers. That's why businesses got it killed

Subscriptions may remain harder to cancel now that the Federal Trade Commission’s “click-to-cancel” rule has been blocked by a federal court.

The rule, unveiled by the Federal Trade Commission in the Biden era, would have made it easier to cancel subscriptions and was due to be enforced from July 14.

A federal appeals court vacated the Federal Trade Commission's Click to Cancel rule -- which was to go into effect next week -- on procedural grounds.

Just days before federal government was to enforce the so-called click-to-cancel rule, an appeals court struck it down, finding the Federal Trade Commission had failed to follow procedural requirements under the law.

For generations, the beloved Guadalupe River has been a haven of adventure and joy in the heart of Texas. After this week’s catastrophic flooding, surrounding communities are trying to pick up the pieces, and the river has become a source of grief with an uncertain future .

On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s “Click-to-Cancel” Rule, which was intended to govern negative-option offers.

The Federal Trade Commission ignored mandatory regulatory impact analyses in an attempt to institute its "click-to-cancel" rule.